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Gregory Gerard Allison

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Gregory Gerard's work has been published by Tiny Lights, Lake Affect, and Jonathan. He teaches writing part-time at Writers & Books, Rochesters adult literary center, and has been a guest instructor at the University of Rochester's Scholars Creative Writing Program.

His memoir, IN JUPITER'S SHADOW, chronicles a religious boy's struggle with forbidden attraction. His most recent memoir, MY GRANDFATHER'S CLOCKS, tracks his mid-life quest to locate an artisan clock collection, missing for almost seventy years.

Allison lives in Rochester, New York, with his husband of twenty-four years. Most recently, he serves as editor of THE BIG BRICK REVIEW, an online narrative nonfiction journal.

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Banana Splits on New Year’s Eve (1976)

Banana Splits on New Year��s Eve (1976)

New Year’s Eve: a raucous celebration with drinks and delights for everyone��except me. I, forever the baby, old enough to want for the midnight merriment; young enough to be excluded from what ‘the big kids’ and my parents enjoyed.

But 1976 changed Everything. Jimmy Carter, 52, poised to pull The White House out of Republican scandal; I, 10,

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Average rating: 4.15 · 34 ratings · 18 reviews · 7 distinct works

	In Jupiter's Shadow 3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Brothers Grimmest by Eric C. Wilder (Editor), Ksenia Anske (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Cathy Behnke (Contributor) 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Grandfather's Clocks: The True Story of a Grandson’s Search for an American Inventor’s Lost Collection 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glitterwolf: Halloween (Variant Cover #3) by Matt Cresswell, Steve Berman, Dorian Bridges it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Martini Chronicles (a collection of drinks and drama) - forthcoming 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hallowe'en Eve 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Episode 1 : 8 bit Comics by April Schricker, Gregory Gerard Allison (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Gregory Allison liked Deena Lipomi's review of My Grandfather's Clocks: The True Story of a Grandson’s Search for an American Inventor’s Lost Collection: "Charley Allison was married four times, had 2 sons and a stepson, and fixed watches. Decades later, the author learned about a collection of unique clocks his grandfather Charley had made and set out to find them. From Rochester to LA to small town M" Read more of this review »
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Gregory Allison rated a book it was amazing Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It took me 2.5 years to finish this (philosophical) book, but I’m SO GLAD I did. Some much needed wisdom for a weary world.
Dec 31, 2024 06:01AM · like · see review
Gregory Allison rated a book it was amazing Sweet Tooth by Christine Green (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Christine Greene’s Sweet Tooth earns its title. Like a bowl of wrapped chocolates, each short essay gives us a delicious bit of the author’s life experiences. From the first to the last, the reader is invited to stop and visit at points along her lif ...more
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Gregory Allison liked Mary's review of My Grandfather's Clocks: The True Story of a Grandson’s Search for an American Inventor’s Lost Collection: "Fun story of a small quest!"
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Gregory Allison liked George J. Fogelson's review of My Grandfather's Clocks: The True Story of a Grandson’s Search for an American Inventor’s Lost Collection: ""What Happened to the Allison Clocks?" Since the 1940s, the Allison family’s thirteen cherished timepieces have been missing, with no one in the family knowing their whereabouts. Enter Gregory Allison, the clockmaker's determined grandson, who takes " Read more of this review »
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